"Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will."
"There are two things that have to happen before an idea catches on. One is that the idea should be good. The other is that it should fit in with the temper of the age. If it does not, even a good idea may well be passed by."
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Source: Broadcast after the assassination of Gandhi, 30 Jan. 1948
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